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Josh Berwanger, lead singer of the beloved late '90s-early 2000s Lawrence band The Anniversary, has remained active in the local music scene since the "All Things Ordinary" band's sudden breakup nearly a decade ago.

He first created The Only Children, a country-rock band that released two albums, in 2004 and 2007. And in the past few years, he's been working with Michael Hutcherson, original drummer for The Anniversary, on "Strange Stains," which is full of pop songs touching on themes such as loneliness and change. The band released the album Oct. 1.

Longtime Lawrence musicians Josh Berwanger and Michael Hutcherson are launching a tour this month to promote their new album. Photo by Rebecca Armstrong.
by Jessica Sain-Baird

"It's an honest and truly sincere rock and roll record," Berwanger says. "It's a record that speaks about love, heartbreak, idiots, and continuing to pursue what you love to do, no matter how hard that shit is."

Ian Stepp remembers visiting his aunt’s house as a kid, where he’d play classic games like Duck Hunt and iterations of the Mario Brothers saga on the family’s trusty old Nintendo Entertainment System.
Now pushing 30, Stepp is still a fan of the now-classic video games that in recent years have spawned a thriving culture and industry capitalizing on the nostalgia of grownups who coveted Nintendo game systems as kids in the 1980s and 90s.